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G. M. DUNN July 8, 1947.

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Filed Oct. 1, 1945 3 INVE NTOR ao/mo/v/v. owwv ATTORNEY Patented July 8, 1 947 s PATENT BIB Gordon M. Dunn, Lake Placid, Y. I Application October 1, 1945, Serial No. 619,454

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This invention relates to a bib for use by babies and other small children and it is one object of the invention to provide a bib which is made of paper and of such small cost that it can be discarded when it becomes soiled. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a bib formed of two layers of paper, the front layerbeing formed of absorbent paper so that liquids will be absorbed as they run down the bib and the rear layer being formed of nonabsorbent paper so that when the front layer becomes soaked wi-th liquid the front of a, baby's dress will be prevented from being soiled by contact with the wet front layer of the bib.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bib having its rear layer of such length that its lower portion may be turned upwardly in overlapping relation to the lower portion of the front layer and form a pocket for catching food particles which may catch against the front of the bib and slide downwardly thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bib having a tape which serves as a binding for upper edges of the front and rear layers and also as means for securing the bib in place when in use.

' and most of the ll A bib comprising a body The invention is illustrated in the accompam ing drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the improved bib.

Fig. Zis a rear view of the bib.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 5-4 of Figure 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken of Figure 1. b I

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the bib.

This improved bib is formed of paper and has a rear section or layer i formed of tear-resisting, non-absorbent paper which may be waxed paper or oiled paper. The front layer-or section 2 is formed of absorbent paper which may be of the along line 4-4 portion extending crinkled type used for paper towels or napkins or other types of absorbent paper and while the two layers have their upper ends and side edges flush with each other, the rear section is of greater length than the front section and has its lower end portion folded upwardly and secured along side edges by lines of stitches 8 to form a pocket 4.,

This pocket extends the full width of the bib and has a tendency to bulge outwardly so that when the bib is in use liquid running downwardly along the front section and foodstraddling relation to The following references are ofrecord in the particles which catch against the front face of the bib and slide downwardly will be caught'in the pocket instead of dripping or falling from the lower end of the bib and onto a baby's dress. 5

The upper end of the bib has diagonally cut edges 5 and between these diagonally cut edges the upper end of the bib is formed with an arcuate recess 8 so that the bib will fit close 1 against a baby's neck. The recessed edges of the two sections are straddled by the intermediate portion of a folded binding tape 1 which may be formed of suitable fabric and has its end portions extending from ends-of the recess 6 to provide strings 8 of such length that they may be tied together about a babys neck and hold the bib in place against the front of a baby's dress. The fact that the front layer or section is formed of crinkled absorbent paper is important as food particles will have a tendency to adhere to the front face of the bib and fiow of liquid downwardly along the bib will be checked qma' absorbed by the front layer of the bib before reaching the lower edge thereof. It will be understood that the bib may be of any desired outline instead of oblong, as shown, and that staples or adhesive may be used for securing the edge portions of the sections together and securing the folded tape along the neck-receiving recess 6 of the bib.

Having thus described the invention, claimed is:

what is consisting of front and rear sheets. the front .sheet being formed of absorbent paper having a rough surface to cause food particles to have a tendency to adhere when striking the same, the rear sheet being formed of waterproofed paper and being of greater length than downwardly beyond the lower end of the front sheet and folded upwardly in overlapping relation to the lower portion of the front sheet and secured along its side edges to form a pocket open along its top and extending the full width of the bib and having its rear wall faced by the lower portion of the front sheet, the upper end of said body being formed intermediate its width with a neck-receiving recess, and a binding strip for the edge of the recess formed from a strip of folded tape having its intermediate portion extending along the recess in the upper edge of the body andits end portions extending from ends of the recess and of a length adapting them to be passed about a baby's neck and tied together to hold the bib in place.

, GORDON M. DUNN.

REFERENCES crran file of thispatent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,244,656 Asch June 10, 1941 114,366 Thomson May 2, 1871 2,174,694 Elson Oct. 3, 1939 the front sheet and having its lower end, 

